Requests with modals
Choose the correct option:
___ it be OK if I borrowed your charger?
A) Can
B) Could
C) Would
C) Would
Change to an indirect request:
Mom, I forgot my homework at school.
Use 'Can you tell'
Can you tell mom I forgot my homework at school?
Which sentence is correct?
a) When I arrived, she cooked.
b) When I arrived, she was cooking.
b) When I arrived, she was cooking.
Fill in the blank:
I ______ (already/eat) before they arrived.
had already eaten
A situation where you have to make a difficult choice.
dilemma
Rewrite as a polite request:
She wants to use your computer.
.
Convert to indirect:
Tom, don't be late!
Use 'Could you tell'
Could you tell Tom not to be late?
Correct this sentence:
I was sleeping when the phone was ringing.
I was sleeping when the phone rang.
Choose the correct sentence:
a) After I finished dinner, I had washed the dishes.
b) After I had finished dinner, I washed the dishes.
b) After I had finished dinner, I washed the dishes.
Choose the best word:
The fire was an unexpected ______, but luckily, no one was hurt.
A) Triumph
B) Disaster
C) Mystery
B) Disaster
Rewrite:
I want to go home early today.
(Use 'Do you mind if')
Do you mind if I go home early today?
Change to an indirect yes/no question:
Jim, did you break the window?
Use 'Could you ask'
Could you ask Jim if he broke the window?
Identify the mistake:
They played soccer when it started to rain.
They were playing soccer when it started to rain.
Change to past perfect:
She went out after she ate breakfast.
She went out after she had eaten breakfast.
Fill in the blank:
Winning the lottery was a real _______.
lucky break
Change to an indirect request:
Please, lend me some money.
Use 'I wonder if'
I wonder if you could lend me some money.
I wonder if I can borrow some money.
Convert to an indirect Wh- question:
Laura, what time did you leave the house?
Use 'Could you ask'
Could you ask Laura what time she left the house?
Fill in the blanks:
They ____ (play) soccer when the lights ____ (go) out.
They were playing soccer when the lights went out.
Correct the sentence:
I had saw that movie before.
I had seen that movie before.
What word means "a small accident, like spilling coffee on your shirt"?
Mishap
Correct the error:
Do you mind if I will borrow your book?
Do you mind if I borrow your book?
Correct the mistake:
Can you ask Tom what is his address?
Can you ask Tom what his address is?
Explain the difference:
He watched TV when I arrived.
vs.
He was watching TV when I arrived.
.
Correct the error:
By the time we had arrived, the bus left.
By the time we arrived, the bus had left.
Which word fits?
Getting first place in the competition was a great _____.
Triumph